Family YouTuber deletes account after criticism over video coaching son to cry – The Today Show

A YouTube star told TODAY Parents she’s consumed with regret after she posted a video of herself coaching her already distressed child on how to cry for the camera.In the now-deleted clip, titled “We are heartbroken,” Jordan Cheyenne explained that her family’s puppy had been diagnosed with a potentially deadly illness.Cheyenne’s son, Christian, 8, was seen sobbing loudly in the passenger seat as she broke the news to her 500,000 subscribers.“Come closer,” Cheyenne told him, while pulling him towards her. “Act like you’re crying.”“I am crying,” the little boy replied. “Mom, I’m actually seriously crying.”Cheyenne coached Christian to scrunch up his face, told him to wail in a certain way and told him how to place his hand.“Let them see your mouth,” the parenting and lifestyle vlogger said. “Look at the camera.”After uploading the footage last week, Cheyenne was swiftly criticized on social media.“The Jordan Cheyenne video is so disturbing and hard to watch,” wrote Twitter user Andrea Russett. “Social media can be so dark.”Cheyenne spoke to TODAY Parents on Tuesday, saying that what she did was “disgusting” and “inexcusable” — but not uncommon for people who put their children on YouTube.”I want people to know that I’ve deleted my…
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